Marilyn

As a married parent of seven children, Marilyn works hard to support her family. She has a business buying and selling rice, in the Philippines. She earns additional income from prepared food vending.

Marilyn is borrowing PHP 22,000 through NWTF. She will use the loan to purchase additional sacks of rice to sell. Marilyn has been sustaining her business activities through her past eight loans from NWTF. She hopes that her hard work will help her attain her dream -- to save money to expand her business.

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On Friday November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan made its way through Southeast Asia, causing substantial damage to homes and businesses in areas of the Philippines. Given the state of devastation following this storm, borrowers living and working in these areas may have difficulty making repayments on their loans, thus making their Kiva loans higher risk. More information >>

About Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation

Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF) is a non-governmental organization established with an aim to help women achieve self-sufficiency, particularly in the province of Negros Occidental’s low-income communities. The organization offers its clients a wide variety of products, including loans for micro-entrepreneurs, hospital income benefits, life insurance, accidental death benefits and more. Kiva lenders’ funds will be used to expand the reach of these products to women in low-income urban and rural communities.